Straddle Carrier Market- Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2017 - 2025
A straddle carrier or straddle truck is a vehicle that carries its load underneath unlike conventional carriers which carry their load on top.The driver’s cabin is situated on top and allround glass is glazed so that the driver can get a 360-degree view. It has stairways for the driver to move inside and descend from the cabin. Straddle carriers have eight wheels that can be individually steered. The wheel-hub motor is present in four wheels which can be driven. The wheels are steered by rods and steering cylinder. The main function of straddle carriers is to carry bulky, long, oversized loads and container vessels. Straddle carriers are mainly used for handling cargo at the terminals and to transport container vessels horizontally from one point to another in a terminal. The terminal may be connected by a railway network. Straddle carriers help to bring the container vessels to the train and help in loading and unloading cargo from the train. Straddle carriers are used in terminals for stacking cuboidal container vessels in groups of three or four. They are also used in loading and unloading trucks. The drivers in straddle carrier are helped in their job by automatic spreader position system (ASPS) and controller area network (CAN) bus control system. Fleet management system software can provide the driver with heath status data and operating data. Hydraulic straddle carriers run on conventional fuel. Electric straddle carriers run on electricity and are environmental friendly. The diesel generator set powers the straddle carriers. Hybrid straddle carriers saves up-to one-fifth of fuel consumed by hydraulic straddle carriers. The drive components of a hybrid straddle carrier are protected as peak power load is not controlled by a diesel generator set. The re-generated energy is stored in short-term electric storage modules (ECOCaps) and is fed into the system when required. Obtain Report Details @ http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/straddle-carrier-market.html By drive system, the straddle carrier market can be segmented into hydraulic, electric and hybrid. By automation, the market is segmented into manual, semi-automatic, and automatic.